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About Faridpur Village

Faridpur is a mid sized village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,230, made up of 660 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 223221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Faridpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faridpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Phulpur
Pincode 223221
Area (hectares) 130.16 hectares
Population 1,230
Male Population 660
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Faridpur compares

By the 2011 count Faridpur is the 197th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 130.16 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Faridpur

Faridpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Faridpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Faridpur from other places

Faridpur lies about 126 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Saidabad, about 7.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Faridpur
Nearest railway station Saidabad 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 12 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 126 km

Villages closest to Faridpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phulpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Faridpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Faridpur village had a population of 1,230. That makes it the 197th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Faridpur village has 660 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridpur has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Faridpur is 223221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridpur covers 130.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Faridpur falls under Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Faridpur is Saidabad, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Faridpur.

Faridpur is about 126 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faridpur is in Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Saidabad is about 7.9 km away. Phulpur is about 12 km away. Azamgarh is about 126 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baliepur (under 2 km), Hathanaura Kalan (2.8 km) and Mahuwara Kalan (2.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Faridpur today is likely to be higher.

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